Dr. Kim Potowski

Dr. Kim Potowski, is Professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with courtesy appointments in Latin American and Latino Studies and in Curriculum and Instruction. Her research focuses on Spanish in the U.S., including factors that influence language maintenance as well as connections between language, education, and identity. She directed her campus’ Spanish Heritage Language Program for 17 years and is the founding director of its summer study abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her advocacy for the value of dual language education in promoting bilingualism and biliteracy was the focus of her 2013 TEDx talk “No child left monolingual.” She has authored and edited over 12 books including:

• El español de los
• Estados Unidos Heritage language teaching: Research and practice
• Language diversity in the USA
• Language and identity in a dual immersion school
• Gramática española: Variación social
• Conversaciones escritas